🐾 Farm Safety – Do’s & Don’ts
Additional Information
We want everyone to have a fun, safe and memorable time at High Farm. Our animals are a big part of the experience, so please follow these simple guidelines to help keep everyone safe and well.
✅ DOs
- Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and running water after touching the animals and before eating or drinking.
- Use hand sanitiser as an extra precaution, but remember it does not replace proper handwashing.
- Eat and drink only in designated areas.
- Cover any cuts, grazes or wounds with a waterproof dressing before visiting the animals.
- Wear suitable clothing and footwear for a farm environment.
- Keep children supervised at all times, particularly around the animals.
- Make sure everyone in your group knows and follows these guidelines.
- Follow the recommended supervision ratios for group visits.
🚫 DON'Ts
- Don't eat or drink around the animals.
- Don't let children eat snacks or sweets, or put their fingers in their mouths while around the animals.
- Don't kiss or cuddle the animals close to the face.
- Don't let children drink from animal water troughs.
- Don't put a dummy back into a child's mouth if it has fallen on the ground.
- Don't climb on fences, gates or walls.
- Smoking is only permitted in the designated car park area.
Important Information: Staying Safe Around Animals
Some people are more vulnerable to infections from animals, particularly young children and those with weakened immune system.
- Children under 3 must not touch animals.
- Children must be supervised by a responsible adult at all times. If adequate supervision cannot be maintained, direct contact with animals must not take place.
- People who are immunosuppressed, frail or receiving treatment that weakens their immune system should avoid animal contact.
- Anyone unable to understand or follow hygiene guidance should not have direct contact with animals.
All visitors should wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after touching animals, leaving animal contact zones and before eating or drinking.
🐾 Planning your visit
Additional Information
We want The Paddocks to be a fun, safe and enjoyable place for the whole family. To help everyone enjoy their visit — and to keep our animals happy and healthy — please follow these simple guidelines.
🎟️ Before You Explore
- Wristbands are required to enjoy the activities and attractions in The Paddocks. These can be purchased from the kiosk or Curlew Café.
- The play area and animal paddocks are for High Farm Holiday Park customers only.
- Please keep children supervised by a parent or responsible adult at all times.
🐑 Around Our Animals
- Remember that farm animals and birds can carry germs, bacteria and parasites that may cause illness.
- Animals can bite, peck or scratch, even when they appear friendly, so please treat them with care and respect.
- Always use the feeding chutes provided when feeding the animals.
- For the safety and wellbeing of our animals, only feed purchased from High Farm may be given to them.
- Please be aware that animal feed may contain nuts.
- Never enter animal enclosures, pens or cages.
🧼 Keeping Little Hands Clean
- Please wash your hands regularly, especially when entering and leaving The Paddocks and before eating, drinking or touching your mouth.
- Only food and drink purchased from High Farm Holiday Park may be consumed within The Paddocks.
- Please place all rubbish and litter in the bins provided.
🐕 Bringing Your Dog
- Dogs are welcome but must be kept on a lead and under control at all times.
- For the safety and comfort of our visitors and animals, dogs are not permitted in the playground or aviary areas.
👨👩👧👦 Recommended Supervision
To help keep all our young visitors safe, please follow these recommended adult-to-child supervision ratios:
Children's Age | Recommended Supervision
👶 Under 1 year - 1 adult for every 1 child
🧒 1–2 years - 1 adult for every 2 children
🧸 2–3 years - 1 adult for every 3 children
👫 3–5 years - 1 adult for every 4 children
👦 5–8 years - 1 adult for every 8 children
Please remember: Children should always be supervised appropriately, particularly when visiting or interacting with the animals.
🤰 Visiting During Pregnancy
There are some additional precautions for pregnant visitors, particularly around lambing time.
Sheep can carry an organism called Chlamydia psittaci, which in rare cases can cause complications during pregnancy.
As a precaution, pregnant visitors should avoid contact with newborn lambs, kids (baby goats) and any animal birthing materials.
💚 Thank You!
These simple guidelines help us look after our visitors, our team and, most importantly, our animals.
Thank you for helping us keep The Paddocks a safe, happy and enjoyable place for everyone to explore. 💚
Contact Us
Better still, see us in person!
We love our customers, so feel free to visit during normal business hours.
High Farm Holiday Park
High Farm Holiday Park limited high farm holiday park, Bishop Auckland DL14 0QA
Hours
Open today | 10:30 – 15:30 |
